Sunderland Corporation Gas Works
Sunderland Corporation Gas Works
HER Number
2814
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland Corporation Gas Works
Place
Ayres Quay
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Gas Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Sunderland Corporation Gas Works on this site. Little remains on this site, although some original walls remained until demolished in the late 1970s, and the site was most recently in use as a tip.
Easting
438740
Northing
557730
Grid Reference
NZ438740557730
Sources
<< HER 2814 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of Interest in River Wear plan area
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of Interest in River Wear plan area